一、引言神话出现的年代很早,不过“神话”一词却出现得很晚。神话在上古时代就有,神话中的人物均拥有超自然能力,拥有主宰一切的能力,包括人的生、老、病、死,人的命运等等。所以,人对这种超自然生物十分崇敬,进而使得中国很多节日均带上了神话的色彩。关于这点,以下着重进行阐述。二、神话母题的影响(一)对后世文化的影响神话母题蕴含着中国先民的道德和传统,同时也是一种复杂的文学现象。神话是典型的文化范式,其母题深深的作 I. INTRODUCTION Myths appear very early, but the term “mythology” appears very late. Myths In ancient times, there are mythological characters who possess supernatural abilities and abilities to dominate everything, including people’s life, old age, sickness, death, human destiny and so on. Therefore, people are very respectful of this supernatural creatures, which in turn makes many Chinese festivals bring the myth of color. In this regard, the following emphasis on elaboration. The Influence of Mythical Motif (I) The Influence on the Later Culture The mythical motif contains the morality and traditions of Chinese ancestors and is also a complex phenomenon of literature. Mythology is a typical cultural paradigm whose motif is deeply involved